In December 1941, Pilot Officer John G. Magee, a 19-year-old American serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England, was killed when his Spitfire collided with another aircraft inside a cloud. Several months before his death, he composed this sonnet, "High Flight," a copy of which he fortunately mailed to his parents in the U.S.A. You can read more about John here- Many thanks to the pilots in these pictures, including- Clay Adams Tim Barzen Dave Cummings Chuck Datko Paul Ehlen Karl Knisely Bruce Olson Brad Pass Scott Romuld Dave Schmitz Terrel Stern